Mariah Carey shares her family’s Christmas 2021 plans

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At this point, Mariah Carey and the Christmas season are pretty much synonymous – the last can’t start until the premiere proclaims it’s time. With all the buzz surrounding her ubiquitous, chart-topping “All I Want For Christmas Is You” bop earning Diamond Certification, it shouldn’t be surprising that the singer has big plans in store for the holiday season. year of her family, and she gave POPSUGAR the full rundown.

While discussing her new Mariah menu at McDonald’s, which offers freebies to customers until December 24, Mariah explained that she didn’t really like Christmas as a child. Family tensions and financial hardships have made vacations around the Carey house difficult, which is why she now sets out to create entirely new and magical traditions for herself and her 10 year old twins, Moroccan and Monroe. “I grew up without a lot of money and without a lot of food… but with my kids we kind of take it to the next level,” she said. Each year in December, they head to Aspen, Colorado, where her kids snowboard and ski, and she can admire the snow. “We don’t go on a one-horse open sleigh; we take a two-horse open sleigh ride through the woods at night, looking at the stars. It’s amazing,” said Mariah.

And yes, they are regularly joined by special visitors. “Santa Claus comes every year. We hang out, he brings gifts, his reindeer and his sleigh are there,” she said, insisting, “the real reindeer, the real reindeer”. We have to hand it over to the woman – her dedication to the Christmas spirit is nothing if not unshakably unwavering.

On Christmas Eve, Mariah gets ready for the big day by making one of her father’s signature dishes – linguine with a white clam sauce – and the next morning she, the Moroccan, Monroe and a few members of her. “entourage” come together to open gifts. “They are the people closest to me, whom I love with all my heart,” she said. Oh, the things we would do to land an invitation to Mariah’s Christmas celebrations – or at the very least, her two-horse open sleigh adventures!